Maybe someone could tell me exactly what we are suppose to be accomplishing here, as how I ended up here was a website called makeuseof.com was saying you could help with the war on cancer by letting these projects use your computer, but after I signed up, I never could find any of the cancer projects, so I ended up here???? Could someone please explain what all of this is about, I am just a simple fellow trying to help, thank you.

Maybe someone could tell me exactly what we are suppose to be accomplishing here, as how I ended up here was a website called makeuseof.com was saying you could help with the war on cancer by letting these projects use your computer, but after I signed up, I never could find any of the cancer projects, so I ended up here???? Could someone please explain what all of this is about, I am just a simple fellow trying to help, thank you.

If it's cancer you're crunching, you'd probably be better off crunching World Community Grid. From that project you can crunch to aid in the fight for......

[*]The Clean Energy Project
[*]Nutritious Rice for the World
[*]Help Conquer Cancer
[*]Discovering Dengue Drugs – Together
[*]Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 Project
[*]FightAIDS@Home Project

All worthwhile projects. You can pick & choose the project you wish do crunching for, or all of them. Very good project. Send a PM or post here if you need any thing in the way of assistance. I'll do what I can!

I crunch there also..... maybe I'll see you there.

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A few things as a precaution about WCG, it exists a bit longer or as long as BOINC, and the standards are not always the same.
For example:

[*] You have to chose a different name, Bryan is already taken and doubles are not allowed there.
[*] The layout is grown in a different way, not that easy to find your way around.
[*] It's more secure. they use an SSL server for communication
[*] There are two distinct point/credit measures, the original points and BOINC credits, which are simply 1/7 of the points

Have fun with your fight against cancer, perhaps AIDS and Dengue as well :)

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Grüße vom Sänger

I agree that the forums are tough to navigate. But I don't have the problem with a Dune Finkleberry that a Bryan might. The point system is weird, though I don't really care as long as my work goes to some good. Which all are excellent projects. :D

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I agree that the forums are tough to navigate. But I don't have the problem with a Dune Finkleberry that a Bryan might. The point system is weird, though I don't really care as long as my work goes to some good. Which all are excellent projects. :D

Bryan is more a name of clan, not a person ;)
I wondered, that Saenger was still possible those three years ago as I joined, it's plain singer in German.
Dune Finkleberry is quite unique as well.

And regarding credits: especially HCC is the one that gives at least what's claimed, some projects don't seem to fit my penguin ;)

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Grüße vom Sänger

Maybe someone could tell me exactly what we are suppose to be accomplishing here, as how I ended up here was a website called makeuseof.com was saying you could help with the war on cancer by letting these projects use your computer, but after I signed up, I never could find any of the cancer projects, so I ended up here???? Could someone please explain what all of this is about, I am just a simple fellow trying to help, thank you.

These links might be able to help;

• Choosing BOINC projects
  
  
• BOINC Powered Projects
  
  
• Download latest version of BOINC
  

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Maybe someone could tell me exactly what we are suppose to be accomplishing here

Dunno, I been tinkering about with it all for over ten years and I havent found out either.
But then I discovered Carolyn's Clinic, and some years later, this.
Now I feel I dont have to bother working out what its accomplishing.